International Quran Recitation Association -IQRA

International Quran Recitation Association -IQRA
International Quran Recitation Association (IQRA) was formed at the end of January in 1966 in Pakistan. This was the first organization of Quran Reciters (Qari’s) in the world. The constituting members unanimously accepted the name ‘International Quran Recitation Association (IQRA)’. The abbreviation form IQRA is composed from the first letters of each name of the organization .The persons behind formulation of International Quran Recitation Association (IQRA) are as follows:
Sheikh Qari Mahmoud Khalil Al Hussori (Egypt) -First President of IQRA
Qari Zaher Qasemi (Pakistan) – Secretary General of IQRA
Sheikh Qari Abdul Basit Muhammad Abdus Samad (Egypt) – Executive member
Qari Muhammad Yusuf of the then Pakistan (after independence Bangladesh) – Executive member
Sheikh Qari Ali Muhammad Sharfuddin (Yemen) – Executive member
Qari Shaker Qasemi (Pakistan) – Executive member
Qari Muhammad Ilias(Pakistan)- Executive member
Mawlana Asif Qasemi (Pakistan) – Executive member